Where does “crusadism” come from?
crusadism (English) comes from English crusade, from French croisade, from Middle French croisade, from Old French croisade, from Old French crois, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
crusadism (English): The practise or doctrine of militaristic...
Definitions
- The practise or doctrine of militaristic...
Ancestry of “crusadism”, step by step
crusadism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crusade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crusade | Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the... |
| 2 | French | croisade | crusade |
| 3 | Middle French | croisade | crusade |
| 4 | Old French | croisade | — |
| 5 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |